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Mel Stuart(1928-2012)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Mel Stuart was born on 2 September 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Making of the President 1960 (1963), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). He was married to Roberta Frances Silberman and Harriet Rosalind Dolin. He died on 9 August 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1928
DiedAugust 9, 2012(83)
BornSeptember 2, 1928
DiedAugust 9, 2012(83)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

The Making of the President 1960 (1963)
The Making of the President 1960
7.8
  • Producer
  • 1963
Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Director
  • 1971
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
7.4
  • Producer
  • 2000
Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Welcome Back, Kotter
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
    The Mystery of Sleep
    6.0
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Acting Normal
    Short
    • producer
    • 2009
  • The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
    The Hobart Shakespeareans
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Louise Glück: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2004
  • John Ashbery: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom (2003)
    Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom
    5.0
    Video
    • producer
    • 2003
  • W. S. Merwin: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Still Perfect: 20 Unforgettable Photographs
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Anthony Hecht: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2001
  • BBC: A Window on the World
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Seeing Stars... with Hy Gardner
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
    Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
    7.4
    • producer
    • 2000
  • AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
    AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
    TV Mini Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 1998
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1997–1998
  • Henry Gibson, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
    Tom and Jerry: The Movie
    5.5
    • co-executive producer
    • 1992

Director

  • Shakespeare in Watts (2013)
    Shakespeare in Watts
    Short
    • Director
    • 2013
  • The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
    The Mystery of Sleep
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2010
  • The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
    The Hobart Shakespeareans
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Louise Glück: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2004
  • John Ashbery: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom (2003)
    Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom
    5.0
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • W. S. Merwin: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Still Perfect: 20 Unforgettable Photographs
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Anthony Hecht: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2001
  • BBC: A Window on the World
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Seeing Stars... with Hy Gardner
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
    Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2000
  • AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
    AFI 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
    TV Mini Series
    • directed by
    • 1998
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997–1998
  • Unclaimed Fortunes
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989

Writer

  • The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
    The Mystery of Sleep
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Jack Palance in Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982)
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1982–1985
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • A Nation of Immigrants (1967)
    A Nation of Immigrants
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Story of... (1962)
    Story of...
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962–1963
  • D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962)
    D-Day June 6, 1944
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1962

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • September 2, 1928
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 9, 2012
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Roberta Frances SilbermanNovember 9, 1985 - February 12, 2011 (her death)
  • Children
      Peter Stuart
  • Relatives
    • Stan Lee(Cousin)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    First cousin of Stan Lee.
  • Quotes
    [on Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)] I'm not talking down to children and giving them squirrels with funny faces and all that stuff.

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